We were delighted to be part of the Bristol Festival of Tech, Creativity + Culture this year, where we took part in two games showcases. The first was at …
Games at the Bristol Festival of Tech, Creativity + Culture
Author: Richard Cole
More than Time Travel
On Wednesday 24 September 2025 at part of the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority Growth Strategy Launch, the Bristol Digital Game Lab …
MA Games Design (Narrative) at the University of Bristol – Launched!
We are delighted to announce the launch of the MA Games Design (Narrative) programme at the University of Bristol, the first of its kind dedicated to training the next generation of narrative designers. The programme, directed by Dr Richard Cole…
Teaching Ancient History with Games and VR
In the following sound bite, recorded with Dr Sarah Jones as part of a series for the Humanities Learning and Teaching Network, Dr Richard Cole talks about his experiences using virtual …
Games for Good
Nick Riddle at Bristol Mix has written a profile of Dr Michael Samuel, co-Director of the Bristol Digital Game Lab, focusing on his personal and academic relationship with videogames, his work with the Lab, and collaboration with Richard Cole…
University Enterprise Fellowship Award
We’re delighted to announce that co-Director of the Bristol Digital Game Lab, Dr Richard Cole, has been awarded a University Enterprise Fellowship for academic year 2025/26.
Richard will make use of the Fellowship to develop the Lab’s pioneering work …
End of Year Wrap Up (2024)
If we imagine 2024 as an open world game, and the Bristol Digital Game Lab as player, then there’s lots to celebrate in terms of achievements (although there have also been challenges!).
In 2024, we brought in over £300,000 of …
AI Tools for Games and XR Storytelling
Are you an early-mid career creative technologist, designer, or creative working in immersive media or the games industry? We invite you to join a workshop series organized by the AI Tools for Games and XR Storytelling project at the University …
Bristol Digital Game Lab Events 2024/25
Workshops
Your Choices Matter: How Larian Writers Tell the Player’s Story
On Wednesday 6 November 2024, the Bristol Digital Game Lab is delighted to be hosting a game writing workshop with the writing team from award-winning Larian Studios, creators …
New Directions in Classics, Gaming, and Extended Reality
On 3rd – 4th June 2024, the Lab hosted a conference on New Directions in Classics, Gaming, and Extended Reality, organised by Dr Richard Cole (Lecturer in Digital Classics, University of Bristol) and generously sponsored by the University …